Dec
11
3:00 PM15:00
Nov
13
2:00 PM14:00
Book Presentation & Free Museum tour
The museum is open to the public for a tour and there will be a book presentation too. Registration / reservations are requested. Please see the parking arrangements below. Both the Museum and the book reading are free of charge.
The PRESENTATION by Victor Bonilla-Sosa of Lorna DeSosa’s novel “Infinite Corner” will be in Orly Museum, on Saturday November 13 at 3:00 p.m. Please RSVP at orlymuseum.org, or 510-384-5606.
Cuba in 1947 is a country of unrest, teeming with mafia-driven crime and on the verge of revolution. Fidel Castro is one of many frustrated young university students, following in the footsteps of Eddy Chibás and preparing to drag the country into upheaval. In the midst of this turbulent background, a dilapidated old mansion sits by the Caribbean, a leftover of the halcyon days of the “Dance of Millions” at the turn of the 19th century. The mansion serves as an unusual backdrop to the struggles between the old Cuban ways and the new ones trying to be born.
DeSosa, a 45-year resident and professor of dramatic arts in Berkeley and of Hungarian heritage, was a famous American theater, radio and television director and producer in Havana, Cuba from 1940 to 1955. Along with Cuban and European emigres she co-founded the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Havana in the 1940s, among the first in Latin America and exclusively represented Spanish playwright Buero Vallejo’s plays in Latin America. The novel, a result of her years of living within Cuban society provides a unique X ray across Havana’s social strata. It is at once an allegory of Cuba’s struggle for independence and a microcosmic tale of human struggles set in 1947 well before the coming storm of the Cuban Revolution. Unlike the novels that have appeared narrating the Castro years, DeSosa employs a poetic and dramatic style to portray a Cuba tourists seldom, if ever, witnessed.
Parking Arrangements: The Museum has one day street parking permits available without charge and has arranged for off street parking at the Museum. Please contact info@orlymuseum.org or call 510 384 5606 to arrange for free parking.
Event organized by Éva Szabó
Oct
16
2:00 PM14:00
Oct
9
5:00 PM17:00
Movie in English "The Last Captain"
About George Piller, the Legendary Hungarian Fencing Maestro.
90 minute movie, no charge to attend
The true story of Hungarian Saber Fencer and Maestro, Jekelfalussy (Piller) György. Piller was the premiere Saber Fencer of his age, winning world championships and Olympic Gold medals. When he retired from fencing he became a highly respected coach, who directed the Hungarian national team to an unprecedented international winning streak. He fled Hungary during the Soviet crack down on his country. He settled in the United States where he introduced a generation to a new style of saber fencing.
Director: Doug Nichols
Writers: Gregory Lynch Jr., Doug Nichols
Star: Joe Whyte
Event organized by / Eseményszervező: Éva Szabó
Oct
9
2:00 PM14:00
Museum Open for Tour
The museum is open to the public for a tour. Registration / reservations are required.
Sep
18
2:00 PM14:00
Exhibition of Paintings and other artifacts by Margo Szabo Szilas
In honor of what would have been her 100th Birthday
“A Beautiful Violin” with Tibor Horvath (violin) and Yelena Sauchenko (keyboard)
playing Hungarian csardas and operetta music
No charge to attend, but reservations requested at info@orlymuseum.org or 510-384-5606 or by using this reservations form.
Event organized by / Eseményszervező: Éva Szabó
Margo Szabo Szilas ( 19 September 1921 - 1 September 2019)
Aug
29
3:00 PM15:00
Vadalma Concert
Vadalma creates vibrant, intimate, handcrafted arrangements of Hungarian village folk songs, featuring the rich singing traditions of Transylvania, Moldavia, Transdanubia, and other areas of the Carpathian Basin. Based in San Francisco and Budapest, Vadalma is a wild sprout of the diaspora, reflecting a process of cultural transmission and reimagining heritage in a new setting. Led by singer Zina Bozzay, whose song settings are brought to life by Matthew Szemela's brilliant fiddling and Misha Khalikulov's dynamic cello playing, Vadalma learns the songs directly from culture bearers in the village oral tradition, framing them with instrumental accompaniment that blends traditional, composed, and improvised elements crafted to highlight the songs’ beauty and uniqueness. Their engaging performances reach broad audiences, combining English-language song translations and stories of village life with sublime arrangements, bringing a new face to this beautiful heritage. Vadalma’s innovative approach has been praised as “masterful” “thrilling” “unparalleled” “gorgeous” and “exemplary” by master Hungarian folk musicians. Their debut album Music of Elderflowers enjoyed CD release concerts in California, New York, Hungary, and Romania, and collaborations include Agócs Gergely, Navratil Andrea, Fábián Éva, Enyedi-Salamon Quartet, Berecz István, Dűvő, and Debreczeni-Kis Helga. Vadalma means “wild apple”, and also has a double meaning of “wild song today”.
Aug
14
2:00 PM14:00
Exhibition on Saint Stephen, King of Hungary
Entrance and tours without charge. Beverages and pastries can be purchased in the Museum cafe.
Stephen I is the last Hungarian prince and the first Hungarian king. Prince Géza and the son of Princess Sarolt, one of the most outstanding figures in Hungarian history as the creator of the Christian Hungarian state. Due to his church organizing activities, the Catholic Church made him a saint and became the main patron saint of Hungary.
I. István az utolsó magyar fejedelem és az első magyar király. Géza fejedelem és Sarolt fejedelemasszony fia, a keresztény magyar állam megteremtőjeként a magyar történelem egyik legkiemelkedőbb alakja. A katolikus egyház egyházszervezői tevékenysége miatt szentté avatta és Magyarország fővédőszentje lett.
Aug
1
5:00 PM17:00
Pesti történetek a kertben- a Pilvaxtól a Broadway-ig / Musical Review in the Garden
Musical Review of Hungarian Music from the Operettas of the early 1900's, Dance Songs & Musicals of 1960’s, 1980’s & through the present.
Pilvax Players/Pilvax Productions is an Independent Hungarian-American Theater and Film acting company in New York. It was created by both professional and amateur acting enthusiasts, with an innovative mind-set to bring an infinitely open variety of productions to an international audience and to provide a responsive scene for its members’ artistic growth. This year we have just celebrated our 10th birthday.
A Pilvax Players/Pilvax Productions egy New York-ban (USA) 10 éve létrejött független amerikai-magyar színtársulat. Az egyaránt professzionális és amatôr színjátszókból alakult alkotói csoport célkitűzése, hogy széleskörű, nemzetközi közönséget is megmozgató, akár kísérleti jellegű, innovatív értékű produkciókat is színpadra állítson. Mindezzel nemcsak a kortárs színházi életbe való beilleszkedését, de saját tagjai mûvészeti fejlődését is biztosítja. A klasszikustól a legmodernebb mûvészeti munkák újraértelmezésén keresztül a társulat egy olyan kortárs színjátszó mûhely kíván lenni, amely hatékony mûvészi erôvel képes hidat emelni a közízlés és az avantgárd törekvések közé.
A másfél órás zenés szórakoztató mûsor a magyar színház 100 évének történetéből ad ízelítőt 1920-tól napjainkig. A korai operettek derűjén át egészen a 20-as, 30-as évek budapesti kávéházainak Jazz Age hangulatáig, az 1950-es évek Hacsek és Sajó figurájáig, majd a 60-as évek táncdalainak könnyedsége után a 80-as évek magyar musical sikereinek a bemutatása során eljutunk napjaink legsikeresebb pesti történeteihez. A műsor egyszerre szórakoztat és mutatja meg a magyar színházi hagyományunk mélységeit prózai és zenés színházi betétekkel. A korábbi helyszínek (New York, New Brunswick, Chicago, Cleveland, Daytona Beach, San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Fairfield) sikerei azt igazolják, hogy az Amerikában élô magyar származású színházkedvelők körében minden generáció nagy lelkesedéssel fogadta ezt az összeállítást. Céljuk , hogy sikerüljön több generációt is megszólítani és megszerettetni velük a magyar színházat.
A műsorban fellépő profi színészek: Sárog Noémi és Bartha Szilvia. Narrátor (két nyelven): Zsedely Tímea.
Event organized by / Eseményszervező: Éva Szabó
Jul
10
2:00 PM14:00
Museum Open for Tour
The museum is open to the public for a tour.
There will be an exhibit on the role of the Hungarian Hussars
in forming the US Cavalry. Entrance to the Museum and guided tours are
free. Beverages and Hungarian pastries can be purchased at the Museum
cafe.
Jun
12
2:00 PM14:00
Museum Open for Tour
The museum is open to the public for a tour (scheduled by appointment).
May
8
2:00 PM14:00
Mother's Day Tea
Join us for tea and Hungarian pastries in our lovely garden.
Event organizer: Éva Szabó
Apr
17
2:00 PM14:00
Shasta Power Trio Concert
The Orly Museum of Hungarian Culture and Shasta power Trio, with a special guest, look forward to entertaining you!
The Museum and garden will open at 1:30.
Covid compliance declarations require people to wear a mask outside if they are within 6 feet of others who are not members of their household. Chairs will be together for members of the same household and 6 feet apart from others.
Event organized by Éva Szabó
Apr
3
12:00 PM12:00
Hungarian Easter - Program for Kids
Easter Eggs Exhibititon, Hungarian Easter Tradition, Egg Hunting for kids on the Museum`s garden.
Event organized by Éva Szabó
Mar
13
2:00 PM14:00
Commemorative exhibition of March 15th
Kiállítással egybekötött emlékezés Március 15 alkalmából.
Event organizer / Eseményszervező: Éva Szabó